Total Crime Rate

242.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 242.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 38.1 8/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.7 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Robbery 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nursery Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 339th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Drive (B30 1DR) in the last 12 months was 242.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.7% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Drive (B30 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Watford Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wingate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodfall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
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Data Sources

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